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I got told off on TB for this, but my view is still, it doesn't really matter. Maybe it wasn't true in the 70's, but EQ's on amps and active basses are so good these days that you can easily EQ out any difference that 1/4" makes.

. . . . do you mean Trad Jazz?

I like this.

Great playing again. Notice how the strings hardly move when Lee plucks/strokes them. Also good advice. . . . . . . "We never did anything exactly like the record."

Back in the day I toured with a hired SVT and 810. There's not going to be much that can beat that rig. Since then I rarely have a back line provided, but when I do it's usually a pile of junk and 2 times the amp sitting on the stage was broken so I had to make do with DI into the PA and very poor monitors. Usually I'll insist I use my amp.

These basses will go down as a part history, like the No Casters.

Great playing. Nice economical style.

I've used Interparcel many times for basses and amps throughout Europe. So far I have not experienced any problems. I've recently sent an amp from London to Sweden. I checked Eurosender (they were £54!!), then DHL (they were £45!) then Interparcel (they were £20). So make up your own mind about the great Basschat deal!!

You need a larger phone.

I bought the most beautiful bass in the world in 1969. My Fender Precision. It doesn't look quite so pristine these days. It went through a period of modding in the 80's, with MEC and Seymour Duncan pickups and ended up with Bartolini and a Bart pre amp. Made it a much better bass, at the expense of its vintage credentials. If I ever go back to 4 string basses this has a killer sound. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bakithi Kumalo didn't play that break. They edited what he did play and the second bar is just the first bar backwards. He said he tried to play the break but couldn't do it. He approximates it on stage.

Agree. No singer either. What's the point?

5 pages of fantastic instruments. My favourite finish. . . . . . . . Sadowsky Metro RV5 and . . . . . . . . Mike Lull PJ5 ps Plus my 68 much modded Precision.

I'm using D'Addario NYXL's these days. A great full range sound with lots of everything. And they last a long time.

I liked that. I wouldn't even attempt to play it. Tom Kennedy is truly a monster player.

There 's an Audiofanzine review at the top of the Google search which comes to the conclusion, "Could have been better". I read into that that there are better choices out there.

I had lessons with Ian. I'm a far better bassist now thanks to his suggestions and guidance. I can't recommend him too much.

We had this Saturday's gig cancelled by the pub. The landlord was going to carry on but the brewery told him he wasn't insured if he did!

I only have one gig left in the book and I'm not holding out any hopes of it staying that way by the end of the week.

Sell what you don't use. Don't buy more stuff you don't need. Spend your cash on lessons to make you a better player.

Definitely. . . . . and don't forget the great Willie Dixon.

It's a variable crossover not a volume control.

Me too.

I assume we've all made wills? And decided who gets the bast bass?

Loved it. He was a unique musician.